In line with our ongoing advocacy work in the responsible use of animals in scientific research, EBC echoes the sentiments expressed by member organization, FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) as well as SfN (Society for Neuroscience) in their statement released today expressing support for Professor Nikos Logothetis and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany.